ST What's your level of anticipation for Episode IX. compared to TFA and TLJ?

Oh my kids are avid readers too and love Harry potter and mcu. But thry know star wars is special

 

They love all literature. As long as they follow the Central themes that mskes star wars and not the bile spouted by the likes of geeks and gamers YouTube channel I'll be happy. I just happy they got to see a star wars trilogy at the cinema and not on some crappy laptop. I'm thankful we got new star wars...their stsr wars..and I'm happy I feel it too

 

so low that I'm now contemplating waiting for the Disney+ release.

 

I had low anticipation/expectations for TFA because I predicted it would be a banal nostalgia tour (I was correct). I was slightly more interested in TLJ because of my curiosity around how Luke would be portrayed. I avoided spoilers/trailers because I wanted to let myself be as surprised as possible.

Going into TROS I’m feeling more anticipation because of the stakes involved. LFL *claims* this will be the end of the main saga and so it will be very cathartic to see what happens. I have no idea what my emotions will be like when the credits roll but they’ll probably be complex.

 

I freely admit @starocean90 that going to see TROS Opening Night is more of keeping a tradition since I seen every new Star Wars live action film on either Preview Thursday or Opening Day since 1983 when I was five years old with my mom taking my brother and I out of school early so we can catch a mid afternoon showing before the crowds starting hitting after school. But the movie itself? Not truly excited for. Frankly I am much more interested in seeing Joker then TROS.

 

Yeah hard to avoid SW traditions, I'll likely end up watching in the cinema though, since I've went to watch every movie with my 3 sisters, basically tradition at this point too. My dad took us to all 3 PT movies even though he hates SW, lol. My parents are more into classical stories. Although it's all about having aligning schedules, I'm good to wait, as by the time we watch the film, the the theater will be empty, perfect. They loved Rey in TFA but thought she was very stupid in TLJ and now are hoping that ROS redeems the character.

but yeah I'm more interested in seeing the Joker too. Maybe I should watch the dumb as hell Jumanji 2 instead.

 

Despite any frustrating choices made for the ST so far, Im still very eager for the finale.
I'm seeing it opening night.

I know a lot of people didn't like the PT, but getting a finale movie in '05 was such a big part of my life.
If IX even approaches the element of added depth to the other films that to me ROTS did...

 

I'm at a "meh" level of anticipation, but I'm taking my 13 year old son on opening night, and I know that once the lights go down and the BBFC classification message comes up to signal the start of the film, I'll be settled in for two and a half hours of escapism. When the dust settles and we evaluate the saga afterwards, that's when the recriminations will start (or not) but it can't be denied that a new Star Wars film is always a decent night out.

 

Like you... I’ll be first in the queue... but it doesn’t mean I’m happy about it...

 

I can't work out why I'm not more excited about it. I enjoyed TFA, I like most of TLJ (Canto Bight can take a dive into the Sarlacc) but whenever I read stuff about it I just kind of shrug. Maybe it's an age thing.

 

I think for me personally it's the mix of knowing too many leaks, not knowing enough of the actual story, and worry for the future of the franchise. I am a huge fan of the ST and even I am not as excited as I think I should be. If you asked me a year ago about my excitement level I would have said it was through the roof, now I'm just more scared than anything.

 

I'm looking forward to it. Just not wanting too many more spoilers

 

I hate to say it, but I would be more excited for TROS if the Mandalorian wasn’t debuting in November. I guess my excitement is finite, and so the Mando holds most of it for now. I hope to feel more hype after the show’s over, and TROS is the nearest thing.

 

That has always been the case for me, from the very beginning in 1977, but when I left the theater after watching TLJ, I was trying to sort out what I had just watched and how I felt about it. I probably stayed in that state of mind for a few days, not wanting to hate it so much. Once I had contemplated the movie for a few days though, I could no longer deny my disdain for certain aspects of the movie, and the lack of redeeming elements I could find. I have grown less despondent towards TROS, but only to the degree I may actually try to work out a time to see it in the theater at some point. I will buy the BR even if it is horrible just so my collection is complete, but I REALLY hope it sees the BR player far more then TLJ has.

 

Ya know. There is like a month or more between the Mando coming out and The Rise of Skywalker. If you're lucky, your excitment for the Mandalorian will carry right into the excitement for The Rise of Skywalker.

 

Not excited at all. Makes me sad, but I have no faith in JJ, KK, or Disney handling this film. IMO they have seriously botched it thus far despite the money Ep7 and 8 made. To me the Saga has been ruined. I anticipate a half-ass attempt at a course correction in Ep9 which will then also make no sense so the ST wont flow well and also wont be able to stand on its own. All this ST has done thus far has rendered the previous movies meaningless, destroyed the characters we loved, and has now made the concept of the Force even more confusing - while at the same time not making it work for the new characters. While the first half of TFA was fun, the remainder of the movies have been depressing and dull as well.

So yeah, anticipation level is 1 out 10. I'll of course still see it but I wont go opening weekend. Im not going to bend over backwards to see this right away. I anticipate this movie in the same way I anticipate going to a loved one's funeral. I think that sums up my feeling on this best.

 

Absolutely no excitement whatsoever NONE

 

I'm with you on this one

 

It's definitely higher than it was for TFA and TLJ. The posters and teasers for this look amazing, and having Palpatine and the KOR is the icing on the cake. This is the second most excited i've been for a SW film behind ROTS.

 

It’s a shame really that most fans are less excited for TROS than they were for the others. As much as I don’t like Disney/Lucasfilm, for what they’ve done with Star Wars, I do feel for the fans that have been disappointed.

 

The teaser looked great. The poster? Not so much. One of the worst posters across the whole saga. Like 90s video game cover art.

 

I thought it was great, probably my third favorite of the saga. Opinions are great, everyone has one!

 

True, though they are not all created equal.

 

More excited for the previous two, but almost as curious for this one as I was for TFA to see how JJ will steer things to the finish line.